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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
No way you sit Glencross for Sven
Jackman plays a completely different position/style
Raymond has been better than Sven
Setoguchi is gone
At some point the onus falls on the player himself. Maybe he has the talent, maybe he doesn't, but he didn't show me much over the past year or so. As a big fan of his coming out of junior I kept expecting him to bust out and force the Flames to give him a spot, but he never did that. I don't care if you're on the 2nd line or the 4th line, you have to bust you butt and force the team to keep you around. Sven never did that. And in the meantime other prospects are passing him by. Sucks, and maybe he will show us more with Vancouver than he did here, but you can't keep players around forever waiting for them to take the next step.
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I'm referencing actual events, not generally speaking. There was a time that Jackman played on the second line, while Sven was benched. I remember this board blowing up over the situation, actually.
Raymond has not ALWAYS been better than Sven..likewise with Glencross. Generally, I agree that both of them are. However, in instances where those players are not playing well, the opportunity didn't go to Sven, which is unfortunate and likely (Sven) seen as the writing on the wall.
Like I said, Hartley has done an amazing job with the prospects, but I don't think he did with Sven. It happens.